OPSEU members in Windsor and Kitchener rallied on June 5 to demand that pandemic pay be extended to all front-line health care workers. “Understand, this is the front-line crew and we’re coming here everyday and these are the people that need the recognition,” OPSEU Local 101 President Susan Bohnert Hamelin told Windsor’s AM800. “We’re missing……

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on five Normandy beaches in the biggest invasion in history. Every June 6, we remember the courage of those who took part, including the more than 14,000 Canadians who landed on Juno Beach. Thousands of Allied soldiers were killed that day, including 359 Canadians. It was the beginning……

Please see below information for the funeral service of Sister Megan Whitfield. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the funeral service will be limited to family, however, the live stream of the service can be viewed with the following link: https://youtu.be/ZINNCmSZ07M . Here is the link to Sister Whitfield’s obituary, with includes additional information for the funeral.……

Prevention Link – Regional Coordinator, Training & Development (limited term contract until March 31, 2021) with contract extensions pending funding approval. Prevention Link and the Ontario Federation of Labour is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it encourages groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions within the Federation.……

The Ontario Council of Educational Workers (OCEW) would like to provide an update to members regarding a couple of improvements to the OCEW Benefit Trust: Open enrollment The open enrollment window will be from August 31 to September 30 2020. Members will have 31 days to enroll. Members should be aware that this will be……

Dear Premier Ford, Since first announcing pandemic pay for frontline healthcare professionals in late April, you have more than once stated your willingness to look into increasing the professions that will receive this compensation. While we appreciate the moves you have made since April to include more of our public sector heroes, there are still……

TORONTO – Many front-line health workers risking their lives — and the lives of their families — are not getting pandemic pay, and OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is calling on the federal government to step up. “Pandemic pay is vital recognition of the sacrifices these workers are making to get us through this pandemic,……

OPSEU offers ten scholarships annually of $1,000 each to support our goals of social justice and global solidarity. Member dependents must submit an application by July 15, 2020 for an opportunity to win one of the Global Solidarity Scholarships. Are you an OPSEU member with a dependent enrolled in a Police Foundations course? Do you……

June is National Deafblind Awareness Month, established by Parliament in 2015 to promote public awareness and recognize the contribution of Canadians who are deafblind. Deafblindness is the loss of sight and hearing to the point where your communication, mobility and ability to access information are affected. June is also the birth month of Helen Keller,……